Posted April 22, 201212 yr Hi Folks Recently broke the rear light & a few other odds & ends on my bike, which I have now replaced, however there is a terrible buzzing sound coming from the indicator relay under the seat/rear mudguard area. When I turn the ignition key, the neutral & oil lights no longer light up & I can't hear the little whirring sound that I used to get. The bike will start ok & these lights then come on, however the indicators then will not work unless I am on the throttle, at which point they seem to flash with a strange rhythm. I saw another post on here in which someone had a similar problem & the advise was to check a joint somewhere along a red wire in the loom, but this problem did not have the relay buzzing sound that mine suffers. TBH, I wouldn't know where to start with regards to finding this dodgy joint on the bit of red wiring, so I'm hoping this is not the problem. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks
April 28, 201212 yr Moderator sounds like you have no battery power to me, without the engine running...does anything work?...fuse?
May 10, 201212 yr Author Thanks for the response Airhead. Battery seems fine & it starts nicely, but there it seems that there is absolutely nothing electrical happening until it is started - certainly no lights. The fact that everything kind-of works makes me think that there is no issue with a fuse but that it must be something else... Any other thoughts/ideas??
May 10, 201212 yr Moderator what happens when you press the horn button with the key ON but the engine NOT running?
May 10, 201212 yr off the top of my head,,,, that white box that is buzzing is a relay for all the electricks not just indicators. Unfortunatly if its buzzing then its fooked and theres nothing for it but buy a new one. If ya have a manual it says something about it there,,, i dont know where mine is gone to.
May 14, 201212 yr Author what happens when you press the horn button with the key ON but the engine NOT running? Nothing at all until I start it - same as the lights. off the top of my head,,,, that white box that is buzzing is a relay for all the electricks not just indicators. Unfortunatly if its buzzing then its fooked and theres nothing for it but buy a new one. If ya have a manual it says something about it there,,, i dont know where mine is gone to. Ta, I'll dig out the manual. Hopefully it is just a case of replacing it. Another £30 down the pan, hey-ho, my own fault for being a tool I guess.
May 17, 201212 yr Sounds like a battery issue. Buy yourself a "Trickle charger" like an optimate or something and get the battery on that for a few days.
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